Netherlands - Gorinchem and/or; Merian/Ireland - Gorckum/...

five small prints concerning Gorinchem. 1. historical city map of Gorinchem (designated as Gorckum), made by the well-known German engraver and cartographer Matthäus Merian around 1650. The copper engraving shows the city as a heavily fortified fortress town with its characteristic star-shaped fortifications, located on the Merwede (Merwe Flu.) and the Linge rivers. • City coat of arms: in the upper left is depicted the historic municipal shield of Gorinchem. • Fortification structure: the surrounding canals and bastions are meticulously drawn according to the Old Dutch fortress system. • German legend (Renvooi): in the upper right is a numbered list in German referring to the main buildings and city gates reverse side: white 18 x 26 cm 2. Willem van Arkel dies in the Krijtsteeg in Gorinchem, 1 December 1417 designer: Jacobus Buys (hand-signed) Dating: 1786 - 1788 reverse side: white Design drawing for illustration in: Jacobus Kok, Vaderlandsch Woordenboek, Johannes Allart, Amsterdam 1785-1799, 35 volumes, vol. XVIII, pl. III. 15 x 9 cm 3-5 three 18th-century sepia aquatint engravings by the British writer and artist Samuel Ireland, issued in his work A Picturesque Tour through Holland • Upper print: titled "The Swan Ferry on the Maas near Gorcum" (published around 1792), showing the ferryboat 'The Swan' on the Maas near Gorinchem. • Middle print: titled "Crossing the Maas from Gorcum" (also from his series around 1792), depicting sailing ships and crossing the Maas at Gorinchem. • Lower print: titled "Ferry-house at Vianen crossing the Rhine between Utrecht and Gorcum" (published February 1, 1795), with the ferry house at Vianen on the Lek/Rhine. reverse side: white 10.5 x 15.5 cm see the photos for a good impression; part of the description will be sent by registered mail

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